King Kong

Cultural

One of the most famous of movie monsters, a giant ape who terrorizes New York City and makes his last stand atop the Empire State Building. The story of King Kong was first filmed in the 1930s.

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Some films cast the King of the Monsters as a protector unconsciously joining humanity – and occasionally, King Kong – to fend off some mammoth existential evil.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

“You’d have to be King Kong to break this.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

You probably know the actress Naomi Watts for films like King Kong and The Ring.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

The live-action series takes place in world where Godzilla, King Kong and other monsters are real, and a secret multi-government agency known as Monarch tracks and studies them.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023

There was going to be a battle something like if Godzilla met King Kong, or if Frankenstein met Dracula, or like when champion wresder Bobo Brazil meets the Sheik!

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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